The Genal Valley is the most westerly point of the province of Málaga. It is “surrounded” to the west by the Los Alcornocales Natural Park, to the north-west by the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, to the east by the Sierra de las Nieves Natural Park, and to the south by the Mediterranean Sea. Although surrounded by impressive protected natural spaces, it has enough diversity and features to receive its own protected status, something that for political and economic reasons has not yet occurred.